A coterie of Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) elders and stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the candidature of Speaker Salihu Yakubu Danladi (SYD) whom they said convincingly won the governorship primaries and remains the most popular aspirant on account of his youthfulness, grassroots support and capacity.
Addressing a press briefing on Monday afternoon in Ilorin, the elders also rejected an earlier claim by some elements whose preferred aspirants were defeated at the primaries which was conducted by Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on the directive of the national headquarters of the party.
Drawn from across the three senatorial districts, the elders included the Chairman of the Lower River Niger Basin Development Authority, Mallam Lateef Gidado Alakawa; Ambassador Nurudeen Mohammed;
Hon. Hassan Oyeleke; Alhaji Mustapha Kobe; Malam Abdulrazaq Lawal; Hon. Adamu Sabi; Mr Kayode Towoju; Malam Sadu Salahudeen; Dr. Wasiu Tejidini; Mr. Bamidele Aluko; Majority Leader, House of Assembly and all other members; all the 16 APC local government party chairmen; all the 16 council chairmen; and a large number of elders and stakeholders across the three senatorial districts.
A text read by Alakawa, a chieftain of the party from Kwara Central, said: “The general public is aware of the fact that our party held its primaries for all the elective offices, including the governorship ticket in a peaceful atmosphere. The results of the governorship primary was announced by the chairman of the panel that was sent from Abuja to conductor the exercise, Hon. Musiliu Obanikoro, in the presence of all loyal party members at the Banquet Hall along Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin.
